If your not attached to your strap buttons, check out the DiMarzio clip-lock strap.

The thing I love about these is that you don't think to yourself sub-conciously "man, i hope my bass doesn't fall", because you KNOW it won't, unlike strap locks, which have been known to fail sometimes.

My friend (plays guitar) had schallers and the guitar just fell on the ground when he jumped up and down. Should have seen the look in his face, it was priceless. Now he's using dunlops and had no problems.

This has been discussed many times, and you'll find an equal amount of people who have had problems with Schallers or Dunlops. As lonote49 said, check the equipment occasionally and you'll be fine with either brand. I personally feel the Schallers have better security than Dunlops, Dunlops have failed me mechanically once and I then switched. No problems since, but I need to tighten the nuts every now and then. Just check it while doing other maintenance or cleaning.

My only problem was finding straplocks with screws that werent too small for my bass. I had a few problems with them falling out. Now i just use staplocks on the bridge end of the bass and regular buttons on the neck end.

Originally posted by GothSkaBassist:
My only problem was finding straplocks with screws that werent too small for my bass. I had a few problems with them falling out. Now i just use staplocks on the bridge end of the bass and regular buttons on the neck end.

That is a problem, the screws shipped with the Schallers for instance are too thin and short. So, this is what I do: Get a slightly larger/longer screw. It won't fit in the hole in the strap lock, so I drill that out with a suitable drill bit. Then the head of the screw won't fit either. I protect the threads with insulation tape, put the screw in a hand drill and then grind the screw head down against a metal file while the drill rotates it. Works beautifully.

I use dunlops, they work beautifully,but the I put them in myself and i screwed up the hole. So the thing gets loose all the time. Iwant to try those planet waves strap locks. I hear they attach to your strap and you don't need to replace your exsisting strap button. That would slove my problem.

Originally posted by rockbassist1087 I use dunlops, they work beautifully,but the I put them in myself and i screwed up the hole. So the thing gets loose all the time. Iwant to try those planet waves strap locks. I hear they attach to your strap and you don't need to replace your exsisting strap button. That would slove my problem.

I fixed the hole, but its still not perfect. I was stupid/lazy and should have fixed the hole situation alot earlier...but i didnt. So i had a monsterous hole in my bass. I put the straplocks back on...theyve been holding up decent since...but i havnt played a show with em yet since the repairs.

If the screw holes are to big or the screw works it's way out. Fill the hole with a few toothpicks and wood glue, then bust of the toothpicks flush with the body of the bass. Put the screw in and it works great.

Originally posted by maninbox If the screw holes are to big or the screw works it's way out. Fill the hole with a few toothpicks and wood glue, then bust of the toothpicks flush with the body of the bass. Put the screw in and it works great.